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Richard Garnett

Is Everton vs Leeds on TV? - Live stream, channel and 3pm blackout explained

Everton are looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they go head-to-head with fellow relegation battlers Leeds United at Goodison Park.

Sean Dyche got his time with the Blues off to the best possible start two weeks ago when he marked his arrival at the club with a brilliant 1-0 home win against Arsenal. But hopes of moving out of the relegation zone on Monday were soon reined in after Liverpool emerged victorious in the Merseyside Derby 2-0.

Visitors Leeds are just a place and a point above Everton but can be sucked into the drop zone if Dyche's men can record a second consecutive home win.

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Ahead of the big match, we have rounded up all the details you need to know in relation to Everton vs Leeds United.

What time does Everton vs Leeds United kick-off?

Everton will welcome Leeds United to Goodison Park for a 3:00pm kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Another protest march against the Everton board is planned to take place an hour before kick-off.

This will be Sean Dyche's third match in the charge of the Blues and he will be looking to keep his 100% home win record intact.

Is Everton vs Leeds United match on TV?

No. As the game is scheduled for a 3pm kick-off, it will not be shown on the television. The 3pm blackout has been in place since the 1960s and prevents matches from being televised in the UK.

The football blackout is the rule that no Premier League, Football League or FA Cup matches can be shown live on a Saturday between 2:45pm and 5:15pm.

Reports last year suggested the EFL would consider lifting the blackout in their TV rights sale, from 2024/25 onwards, with EFL chairman Rick Parry stating in 2021 they would remain "open-minded" about new approaches to broadcasting.

“We are almost unique in Europe now in having a blackout period," said Parry. "I’m not presuming that it (3pm blackout) goes, but equally, if we’re looking at streaming, at new technologies and new broadcasters, we will probably have to be open-minded in terms of scheduling."

How else can I follow the match?

We will be providing live coverage on proceedings from Goodison Park courtesy of our Everton reporters, Chris Beesley and Joe Thomas. Our live match blog will be up and running in the early afternoon on the Everton section of our website as we keep you up to date on team news, with in-game updates and post-match analysis to follow.

Where can I watch the highlights?

Sky Sports will be showing highlights of all the day's Premier League action on their YouTube channel immediately after the game has finished. Alternatively, tune in to Match of the Day on BBC One from 10.20pm on Saturday evening.

Early team news

Sean Dyche has said that it is "improbable" that Dominic Calvert-Lewin would be available for this match.

James Garner and Nathan Patterson both turned out for Everton U21s on Friday evening but are not expected to be involved against Leeds.

Full-back Pascal Struijk has returned to training for Leeds following a concussion picked up against Manchester United. Liam Cooper and Marc Roca are both back in contention, but Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw are all out.

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